Self-Representation in Old Kingdom Quarrying Inscriptions at Wadi Hammamat^*

Abstract

Lists of names, filiations and titles in the commemorative expedition inscriptions at Wadi Hammamat from the reign of Pepi I are juxtaposed with contemporary personal inscriptions from the same site to show that some of the officials mentioned in the commemorative inscriptions at this quarry also appear in additional texts there, which highlight their connections with colleagues or their broader family affiliations. The emphasis given to family configurations at this particular site and time probably reflects a group of expedition leaders who had brought their sons with them and wished to enhance their career prospects by commemorating their participation in this prestigious expedition.

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“…The boat had a crescent hull and equipped with an identification animal on its Sweeney (2014) in her study of the selfntation in Old Kingdom quarrying outlined that ancient Egyptians left inscriptions at their work sites commemorating their presence ranging from large official texts and reliefs for the achievements and the Egyptian control over their local resources to informal personal texts. She represented an inscription for the seal bearer Ibu from the reign of King Pepi I [7]. Wieczorek (2015) in his paper about rock inscription of Pharaoh Remses IV of the 20 th Dynasty at Gebelien concerned with an to acquisition of stone material for mortuary structure.…”

Cisterns, Wells and Use of Water in the Mining and Quarrying Sites of the Egyptian Eastern Desert

“…These excluded participants left some personal inscriptions of their own, a configuration of commemorative expedition inscriptions and personal inscriptions that occurred especially in the Old Kingdom. 54 The quarrying expeditions had to travel about 85 km through the desert. therefore, water was a crucial element of concern so, the most important hydrologic resource was the digging of wells along the way to Wadi Hammamat.…”